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preparation of 5-Aminotetrazole

AllChemystery - 2017-01-30

This preparation is a variation of Thiele's method to produce 5-Aminotetrazole.
 the production of 5-ATZ was achieved by the reaction of the aminoguanidine salt with a diazotization agent in this case NaNO2/HCl to form the corresponding guanylazide salt, which is then cyclized to 5-ATZ with the use of a base. I used  Ammonia but sodium carbonate will also work .  high temperature is applied  to induce refluxing of the solution.  before cooling the solution the PH is adjusted,  to provide the optimal conditions to precipitate the 5-ATZ.
We recrystallized this from hot water to yield a pure crop of yellowish coloured 5-ATZ crystals.

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Elyjah Vasquez - 2017-01-30

Another great video! Though, I'd like to know the name of the song :)

AllChemystery - 2017-01-30

disco lounge by kevin macleod- i was meant to put in the description.

Philip Bender - 2017-01-30

I like when you play the spy hunter music :0)

Cabrondio VITRIOLVM - 2018-05-04

please more tetrazole compounds from 5-aminotetrazole monohydrate

Wesson Smith Jr. - 2019-05-10

FYI, turns out you can buy 5-ATZ from Amazon. Just received 200g:) Though It was pretty easy to make the 5-ATZ from the aminoguanidine Bicarb.

AllChemystery - 2019-05-11

Yeah I can’t access amazon from my country. Trust me. I really looked for 5-ATZ and would have bought it if I could. As for recrystallised NaNTZ I used acetone. It’s far too soluble in H2O to affect decent recovery from solution. And storage is in plastic specimen containers.

Chemistry'sCuriosities Cannagorilla - 2019-06-11

I bought 200g as well. A bit expensive but well worth it just to avoid having to make the calcium cyanamide.

Shubham kumar Vishwakarma - 2020-02-12

when you doing reflux apply heat and is stirr also or not ???

Jorje Cervantes - 2017-05-05

....be the first...DBX-1

AllChemystery - 2017-05-05

soon enough! i did try once but the NaNTZ i used was not of high enough purity and i need to make more. plenty of raw materials just finding the time for the synthesis. very shortly i will have a prep for guanidine nitrate and nitroguanidine. it is filmed but need to edit-

Chris Sutherland - 2018-11-08

DBX-1 is a horrible name, it's CuNTZ :D

-- - 2019-02-04

@Chris Sutherland I like that

-- - 2019-02-04

aminoguandidine bicarbonate yeah let me get that off my shelf because of course I have it. Soz I am being so mean its just that I am probably going to have to make that too. The struggle of the chemist ay

AllChemystery - 2019-02-04

Yep. I have a synthesis on my channel. It’s no easy task.

Wesson Smith Jr. - 2019-04-18

or you could just buy AMINOGUANIDINE Bicarbonate

AllChemystery - 2019-04-18

wesson smith that’s not easy either.

Wesson Smith Jr. - 2019-04-18

AllChemystery just bought some. I am looking forward to trying out the the synthesis. Good video thank you.